Change Management Lead ERP Global Transformation (Finance & Records)

This is a senior leadership role responsible for helping people successfully navigate one of the most significant global changes in the history of the Church.

Elevate is a multi-year transformation implementing Oracle Cloud ERP and EPM across our global footprint. This transformation will standardize financial processes strengthen capabilities and support the long-term mission and divinely appointed responsibilities of the Church.

While the technology is complex success will ultimately depend on people.

Your role is to lead that effort.

You will help leaders and employees across regions cultures and functions understand what is changing adopt new ways of working and move forward with confidence and trust.

You are an experienced change leader who understands that transformation success is driven by people.

This is a timebound full-time position.

You will lead the people side of this global transformation ensuring that change is understood adopted and sustained.

Set the Direction for Change

• Define and lead a clear global approach to change across multiple releases
• Balance global consistency with local needs cultures and realities

Make Change Clear and Meaningful

• Translate system and process changes into simple practical guidance
• Help people understand what is changing why it matters and what is expected of them

Build a Global Network of Change Leaders

• Establish and lead a Change Influencer Network across areas
• Ensure strong representation credibility and engagement at the local level

Enable People to Succeed

• Lead role-based learning and enablement efforts (training job aids and support tools)
• Focus on building real capabilitynot just delivering training events

Measure Adoption and Readiness

• Track readiness adoption and employee sentiment
• Use data and feedback to identify risks and take action early

Surface Risks and Provide Clear Perspective

• Identify challenges early and communicate them clearlyeven when difficult
• Provide thoughtful data-informed input to protect outcomes

Partner Across the Program

• Work closely with PMO functional leaders training communications and deployment teams
• Ensure alignment while maintaining independent judgment

Coach and Support Leaders

• Help leaders guide their teams through change with clarity and confidence
• Strengthen their ability to lead through uncertainty

What Makes This Role Different

This role is about:

• Building trust across a global organization
• Helping people navigate uncertainty
• Driving real adoption and long-term capability

You will often need to operate without perfect clarity and help others do the same.

Global and Ecclesiastical Context

This role operates within a unique environment that combines global enterprise transformation with ecclesiastical influence.

Success will require you to:

• Work across regions with different cultures norms and expectations
• Respect organizational contexts while maintaining forward progress
• Lead through influence even when authority is not clearly defined

• A Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) in Organizational Development Organizational Psychology Business Administration Communications Finance etc. (MBA or advanced degree in Organizational Development Business or related field strongly preferred)
• 10 years of experience leading large-scale transformations (ERP or similar)
• Experience working across global multi-cultural environments
• Strong communication leadership and relationship-building skills

• You are also someone who:

• Thinks independently and is willing to respectfully challenge assumptions
• Speaks up when something is at risk
• Is comfortable operating in ambiguity and moving work forward
• Takes ownership and follows through on commitments
• Leads with humility clarity and purpose